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Mayor Q's Help Wanted Plan

Can Paid Summer Internships Help Cut Crime? A Kansas City Collaboration Aims To Find Out

As Kansas City grapples with community violence, a new youth internship program is aiming to change the trajectory of at-risk teens. The model has helped cut crime and boost graduation rates in Omaha, and is showing early signs of success here.

Aftermath In The Dotte

Garner, Alvey Advance in Kansas City, Kansas, Mayoral Primary

Wyandotte County voters on Tuesday chose incumbent Unified Government Mayor David Alvey and challenger Tyrone Garner to advance to the Nov. 2 general election. Garner was the top vote-getter with 3,465 votes to Alvey's 3,405 votes in final unofficial results for the mayoral primary.

American Cash Crunch Coming Soon

Democrats prepare to rope GOP into political cliff dive over debt limit

Democrats and Republicans are now headed for a classic political game of chicken, knowing that the nation will default on its $28 trillion in loans without quick action - a calamitous outcome that has never before occurred in U.S. history.

Booster Crackdown

WHO calls for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September

(CNN) The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on booster shots until at least the end of September, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday. "WHO is calling for a moratorium on boosters until at least the end of September to enable at least 10% of the population of every country to be vaccinated.

Hottie Shares Good Times

'Maxim' Model Zita Vass Talks About 'The Perfect Time' In Semi-Sheer Lingerie

Social media star Zita Vass dropped the jaws of her 719,000 Instagram followers after posting a sultry new photo in which she modeled a semi-sheer lingerie set. The top of the set consisted of a bra with a demi cup silhouette and underwire detailing for support.

Butch Hypes Busted Building

Driver crashes renovation progress at Walt Disney's former KC studio; effort to save historic building draws on

"She's lucky, because an I-beam fell out," Gary Sage said of the motorist who apparently fled the scene of the collision. "She punched a hole in the side of the building that will be the main entrance and part of the second floor above it."

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